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Showing 391400 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-19

…ter than ten trading sessions after the date of the initial public offering. The subscription price may not exceed this market admission price or, in the case of securities already listed on a regulat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-19

The revenue in the syndicate's budget comprises: 1° Contributions from associated communes; 2° Income from the union's movable or immovable property; 3° Sums it receives from public administrations, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-19

…e up of local caisses and the departmental and interdepartmental caisses referred to in Article L. 512-55 . Credit institutions and finance companies controlled directly or indirectly, exclusively or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-19

The commission totals the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each category or sub-category and allocates the seats in accordance with Article L. 713-16. Any ballot paper submitted in a form…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Space heating

Article R4216-19

…off the appliance or the air-heating exchanger and stops the fans when the air temperature exceeds 120°C. However, this device is not required for independent appliances emitting heat only in the roo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Accounting obligations

Article R6352-19

Without prejudice to the provisions of I of article L. 822-1 of the French Commercial Code applicable to public limited companies, private-sector training providers must appoint at least one statutory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19

…as well as clinical or medico-technical activities, the establishments belonging to the consortium may in particular: 1° Set up an inter-institutional centre, under the conditions laid down in articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Gambling and betting.

Article 1966

…ll and the exercise of the body, are excepted from the preceding provision. Nevertheless, the court may reject the claim when the sum appears excessive.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 191

…ot been contracted publicly, and which has not been celebrated before the competent public officer, may be contested, within a period of thirty years from its celebration, by the spouses themselves, b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 192

…have not been observed, the public prosecutor will have a fine imposed on the public official which may not exceed 4.5 euros and on the contracting parties, or those under whose power they have acted,…

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